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BARENAKED LADIES
BNL ROCKS RED ROCKS
NEW LIVE RECORDING OUT THIS WEEK FRIDAY, MAY 20TH
**LAST SUMMER ON EARTH 2016 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS OMD AND HOWARD JONES TOUR KICKS OFF ON JUNE 3RD IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN**
May 18, 2016 - Barenaked Ladies will be releasing their live album BNL Rocks Red Rocks this Friday, May 20th. Recorded at... Read More

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11-City Second Leg of Tour Will Kick Off in Ontario June 16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Not one for slowing down, Kiefer Sutherland will carry the momentum from his live shows to Canada this June, as he adds 11 new tour dates to his North American tour in support of his debut album, Down In A Hole, available this summer (release date to be announced). Click here to listen to “Not Enough Whiskey” - the debut track from... Read More

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"There's a palpable electric current running through Blue Skies, while still maintaining the relaxed, festival-ready pulse they've become known for over the course of more than a decade." Rolling Stone Country
Mountain Heart have released their first studio album in five years, Blue Skies, today via Compass Records. Blue Skies find Mountain Heart completely reinventing themselves without a single founding member. ... Read More

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GRAMMY® AWARD WINNING COUNTRY ICON CHARLEY PRIDE CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH UPCOMING 2016 TOUR
Tour Includes Multiple Stops in the United States and Canada
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 28, 2016) – Country trailblazer Charley Pride is celebrating 50 years in the recording industry as he announces upcoming North American tour dates throughout 2016. At tour stops, the 36-time chart-topper will perform many of his biggest hits, including those that helped him win the Country Music Association’s... Read More

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Authorities responded to a medical emergency call Thursday morning at Paisley Park in Minnesota, where the pop superstar has his recording studios.
Jason Kamerud, Carver County chief sheriff's deputy, tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the investigation began on Thursday morning.
Paisley Park Studios is his large compound in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It's both his record studio and his home. He's recorded several of his hit records at the complex, including "Parade," "Diamonds and Pearls" and... Read More

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Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt made a rare public appearance in the South Bay. Three years have passed since Ronstadt went public with her Parkinson's diagnosis.
By Leslie Brinkley
SAN JOSE (KGO) --
Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt made a rare public appearance in the South Bay. Three years have passed since Ronstadt went public with her Parkinson's diagnosis. Monday night, she gave an update on how she's dealing with the disease to a sold out crowd at the California Theater in San Jose.
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HTC on Tuesday unveiled the HTC 10, its latest flagship smartphone, with an unusual feature in the form of native support for Apple's AirPlay wireless streaming protocol.
Owners will be able to stream audio to the Apple TV and other AirPlay-enabled devices, but it's unclear if video streaming will be supported, Engadget reported. Third-party Android apps have enabled AirPlay streaming for some time, but HTC appears to be the first Android device maker to have licensed the technology as a... Read More

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Another legend of country music will be missed.
Merle Haggard Passes: Legendary singer, songwriter, musician and member of the Nashville Songwriters and Country Music Halls of Fame Merle Haggard has died in hospice care after battling pneumonia. He turned 79 today (4/6). A leading figure of the famed "Bakersfield Sound; and one of the most influential artists in country music history, Haggard has spent significant time in the hospital in recent months causing the cancellation of multiple tour dates.
A... Read More

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RELEASES FROM THE FLESHTONES, ELI PAPERBOY REED AND SHADOWY MEN ON A SHADOWY PLANET CONFIRMED FOR 2016
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT PARTICIPATING INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES ON APRIL 16, 2016
Yep Roc Records announces three Record Store Day 2016 titles, including 45s from The Fleshtones and Eli Paperboy Reed, and a four-LP vinyl box set from Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet.
All titles will be available exclusively at select independent music retailers on Saturday, April 16, 2016. For a list of participating stores, please visit:... Read More

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Street Rapper DIVINE's Second Single "JUNGLI SHER" Is A Viral Rage!
Video Receives Worldwide Debut On Apple Music
(New York, NY - April 5, 2016) - Sony Music is proud to present "Jungli Sher" (literally translates to Wild Lion) from rapper, composer and the new face of hip-hop in India DIVINE. The song, which has now been called a viral phenomena, witnessed a... Read More

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Taylor Swift won four awards during Sunday night’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (for1989), Best Tour, and – perhaps most important in 2016 – Most Meme-able Moment for her “Blank Space” video.
Other winners included Swift’s boyfriend Calvin Harris (named Dance Artist of the Year), Adele, Justin Bieber, Drake, Selena Gomez, and Chris Brown, who topped Beyoncé in the R&B Artist of the Year category.
Ahead the full list of winners from the... Read More

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A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is being introduced in Congress this week that would give producers, engineers and mixers -- often times the unsung and forgotten heroes in the whole song-making process -- a piece of the digital royalty pie. The Allocation for Music Producer Act, or AMP Act (H.R. 1457), is being formally introduced by congressmen from both sides of the aisle: Reps. Joe Crowley (D-New York) and Tom Rooney (R-Florida).
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Pandora's board of directors has appointed founder Tim Westergren CEO, replacing Brian McAndrews. The change takes place immediately. Also, Mike Herring has been named President and Chief Financial Officer and Sara Clemens has been named Chief Operating Officer. Chief Product Officer Chris Phillips takes on end-to-end product development and delivery
Westergren said, "I am incredibly excited about the future of Pandora. We're on the... Read More

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Sutherland Adds Additional Dates to Nationwide Tour
Sutherland Announced as Presenter During 51st Academy of Country Music Awards™ on CBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 28, 2016) – Kiefer Sutherland opens his songwriting notebook and premieres the pedal-steeled, country/Americana-tinged “Not Enough Whiskey” video on Rolling Stone Country Monday. “Not Enough Whiskey,” available April 1 on iTunes, is the debut track from Sutherland’s upcoming Down In A Hole album set for... Read More

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Usher performs during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
REUTERS/STEVE MARCUS
iHeartMedia Inc has hired Moelis & Co as a financial adviser, the most significant step yet by the largest owner of U.S. radio stations to deal with its $21 billion debt pile, according to people familiar with the matter.
The move comes as iHeartMedia, one of the world's largest leveraged buyouts when it was taken private by buyout firms for $26.7 billion in 2008, struggles to compete for listeners amid digital... Read More

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RMR NEWS!
Roots Music Report welcomes newest staff member. Music CD Reviewer
Joe Safari
Joe Safari teaches college communication and journalism courses in Pennsylvania, and has a wide interest in almost all popular music, from the earliest jazz to the newest contemporary rock and Americana. He is a former newspaper reporter, and has also been a working guitarist, bassist and singer in several rock and roll bands to remember for nearly four decades.
RMR president: Robert Bartosh welcomes Joe Safari to the RMR team and is... Read More

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MORE THAN 1,000 MUSICIANS FROM 20 COUNTIRES PERFORMED DURING CONFERENCE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
“…the annual conference ultimately relies on the oldest transmission form there is: the wandering troubadour.” –American Songwriter
“Voices came from all over the world -- some sweet and pure, others gruff and gravelly, but the voices were all coming from one spot: their hearts.” – o Depression
“[The Awards Gala] was a celebration of wisdom well earned – it was, you could say, the... Read More

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Brendon Anthony, visiting Deep Ellum last September, feels the Texas Music Office is making strides in its mission. (David Woo/Staff Photographer)
That was the challenge Anthony laid out last summer, as he traveled the state to introduce himself as the first new leader of the office in over two decades. The goal at that time was to listen and learn from industry experts – about 1,100 of them so far.
But even then, people were pining for substantive results. And now... Read More

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2/19/16 Fritz Byers with WGTE Media is now discovering new music releases by way of Radio Submit.
WGTE FM Public Media operates four stations in the northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan area, including: Toledo 91.3 WGTE Lima 90.7 WGLE Bryan 90.9 WGBE Defiance 91.9 WGDE.
WGTE FM along with thousands of other radio stations, DJ's, Music Directors and broadcast pro's are now downloading newly released music from record labels and artists direct from Radio Submit. Only radio can download music from Radio Submit using a secure... Read More

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BLUEGRASSERS LORRAINE JORDAN & CAROLINA ROAD
RELEASE LATEST VIDEO "DO YOU WANNA GO TO HEAVEN"
WITH COUNTRY LEGEND T.G. SHEPPARD
Bluegrass crowd favorites Lorraine Jordan & Carolina have turned a lot of heads with their latest project, Country Grass. The band continues to leave their mark on the genre with the latest video for "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven." The track features 21-time country chart-topper T.G. Sheppard on the classic song, which recently... Read More

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Spuyten Duyvil's 2015 love letter to Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Music, "The Social Music Hour Vol. 1" has been nominated for the International Folk Music Awards'
"Album Of The Year." This is FAI's new
member-driven awards program.
You can listen here:
www.spuytenduyvilmusic.com/p/music
If you are a Folk Alliance member, we hope you will take minute to listen and vote for your favorites at
www.folk.org/surveys/?id=Best_of_2015
Winners will be announced in two weeks at FAI... Read More

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It’s called The Grammy Fund for Music Creators and it’s a Political Action Committee just put together by the Recording Academy and announced yesterday. In a blog post about the new PAC Daryl Friedman, chief industry, government and members relations officer for the Recording Academy, said “Broadcasters, tech companies and other large corporations are pocketing the profits from music, while music creators don’t always receive fair compensation for their work.”
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Prayers for Mel Tillis and Merle Haggard
Today on her Facebook page, Pam Tillis, the daughter of Mel Tillis asked for prayers for her Dad. She said that he is not getting well as fast as he should. The fact is that Tillis was operated on back on January 8, 2016 so it has been 3 weeks since his surgery. He is still in the hospital and still struggling to heal and get well.
Today, the son of Merle Haggard confirmed that his father has to cancel concerts this weekend because of the return of double pneumonia that he had before... Read More

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The days of maintaining public inspection files in a dusty file cabinet will soon be over for stations in the 50 largest Nielsen Audio markets with five or more fulltime employees.
Those will be the first stations required to migrate their public and political files online under modernized public inspection file rules adopted by the FCC yesterday.
Responding to a request by the National Association of Broadcasters, all other radio stations won’t be subject to the new rules until March 1, 2018 although they’ll be able to... Read More